Black and White Stamped Two-Tone Card

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A striking monochromatic card made by stamping the same design in black ink on white card and white ink on black card, then cutting and layering them together. The contrasting two-tone effect creates visual interest without using the kit's colourful papers, and you can add embellishments from the kit to finish.

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Step by step

1. Cut two pieces of card to the same size (5 inches by 4 inches), one white and one black. ▶ watch 33:30
2. Position the white card in the corner of your stamp and ink it with black ink pad, pressing firmly to get a dark impression. ▶ watch 34:15
3. Clean the stamp and position the black card in the same corner. ▶ watch 36:30
4. Ink the stamp with white pigment ink pad and stamp onto the black card. ▶ watch 37:00
5. Heat-set the white pigment ink to prevent smudging. ▶ watch 39:00
6. Cut both stamped pieces in half horizontally using a cutter or guillotine. ▶ watch 40:15
7. Swap the halves so you have one card with black stamped top and white stamped bottom, and another with the reverse. ▶ watch 41:30
8. Mount pattern paper from the kit onto a card base, placing one half on each side. ▶ watch 41:45
9. Fussy-cut flower embellishments from the kit's embellishment pack. ▶ watch 43:00
10. Arrange and layer the cut flowers in a corner, using foam pads underneath for dimension. ▶ watch 44:30
11. Stamp a sentiment such as 'Birthday Wishes' on white scrap card in black ink. ▶ watch 50:15
12. Trim the sentiment and tape it onto the card, positioning it through the artwork. ▶ watch 52:15

Tips from the show

• Don't always use colour; sometimes black and white designs are striking and on-trend.
• If you have white pieces showing after fussy-cutting, blend a bit of colour around the edges with a blending brush to draw the eye away from the white outline.
• You can create two cards from one stamping session by using the offcuts, so you're not wasteful.

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